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@@ -71,7 +71,12 @@ the patches meet some criteria (often lacking in github contributions):
effects of the bug or the fix, _how_ does an improvement help or the intended
_usecase_
* the **Signed-off-by** line: this documents who authored the change, you can read
- more about the _The Developer's Certificate of Origin_ [here (chapter 11)](https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/SubmittingPatches)
+ more about the
+ [The Developer's Certificate of Origin (chapter 11)](https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#sign-your-work-the-developer-s-certificate-of-origin)
+ * if you are not used to the signed-off style, your contributions won't be
+ rejected just because of it's missing, the _Author:_ tag will be added as a
+ substitute in order to allow contributions without much bothering with
+ formalities
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